Birth type

So ultimatley it doesn't matter how our babies got here but there seems to be a lot of hospitals that are encouraging interventions (e.g mine told me they wouldn't break my waters u like with my 1st as if they did I was on a 6hr countdown to give birth or they intervened) so just a poll to see what kind of births people have had so far, it only allows me 5 options so I've tried to cover as many bases as possible...

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I wanted a vaginal delivery waterbirth with lots of gas and air, i got a very rushed vaginal delivery on all fours on a bed few puffs of g & a at the last minute when shoulders were being born. I wish I had been able to access better pain relief when I'd tried to get it several hours before as i was in back to back labour and was told by mat hosp not to go in yet. Regardless of gap between contractions I would have preferred to have access to pain relief when i had asked. I didn't want to birth without it which is basically what happened and was awfully fucking painful

With 1st Had a vaginal waterbirth without any pain relief as gas and air makes me feel nauseous and after having HG (Hyperemesis Gravidarum) I didn’t fancy that. Hoping for the same this time. Hoping to have a homebirth but we will see what happens ultimately just want a healthy baby.

Planned section after three vaginal deliveries and the section wins hands down! Every woman should have the right to whatever birth she wants (baby’s wellbeing permitting) whether that’s a home water birth with minimal pain relief or an elective section. In this day and age no one should have to fight for their birth choice.

I would have wanted a water birth with gas and air but it was not to be after baby was a brow presentation. It was so so painful and I was pretty miffed when they were refusing to give me an epidural because I was in the pushing stages...obviously they had to in the end for the ventouse.

Vaginal delivery with ventouse assistance on gas and air only!! They did give me local anesthetic but it did not stop the pain when they inserted the ventouse. Was not allowed the gas and air to push either. Then had a haemorage afterwards x

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